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Sensing

Sense \Sense\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sensed; p. pr. & vb. n. Sensing.] To perceive by the senses; to recognize. [Obs. or Colloq.]

Is he sure that objects are not otherwise sensed by others than they are by him?
--Glanvill.

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sensing

n. The act of sensation. vb. (present participle of sense English)

WordNet
sensing
  1. n. the perception that something has occurred or some state exists; "early detection can often lead to a cure" [syn: detection]

  2. becoming aware of something via the senses [syn: perception]

Wikipedia
Sensing

Sensing is the present participle of the verb sense. It may also refer to:

  • Myers-Briggs sensing, a cognitive function (measured by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator assessment) that focuses on the tangible and concrete over the abstract and theoretical
  • Sensing Systems, a software company
  • Sensor operation, that is, the detection of a physical presence and the conversion of that data into a signal that can be read by an observer or an instrument

Usage examples of "sensing".

He lifted his antlered head, sensing us, but regarded us calmly, knowing he was safe.

My link with him was suddenly a clumsy thing that barred me from sensing in full what he felt.

English, sensing with each word that something irrevocable had been set in motion.

As if sensing this, the falcon settled herself in the uppermost branches of the rowan with a fluttering of wings, her gaze turned toward the water.

Meg replied with bemusement, sensing without the need of her powers that he had not precisely come to inquire about her health.

Perhaps sensing that he might never return, she pleaded with him not to go, insisting that she would tell Damon.

Meg said softly, sensing the guilt that had burned through him since that long-ago night.

Before he had finished sensing the rock and soil faults, three mounted soldiers rode up, two in blue leathers, one in gray.

In the lull that followed the destruction, Justen bent down and touched Clerve, sensing the ragged breathing, and offered a small touch of order to the striker.

He paused at the bottom step, looking up at the shadowed porch and sensing the ordered masses of metal within the walls, more solid and hulking than he had ever recognized.

During the process, Justen concentrated not on the wood, but on the flow of light, sensing the strands as they passed through the lens.

Justen turned toward his mother, sensing the pain and damage, and offered what order he could spare to Cirlin, whose breathing was labored and shallow.

A mighty metal mage may not be capable of even sensing when the weather will change.

She holds her breath, afraid to move either forward or back, sensing how fragile this moment is.

Phoenix accepted the pain and stayed by her, clearly sensing how hard this was for her.